By Dr. Mark Wiley For martial artists, one of the most important themes for developing better quality of life is maintaining a wide perspective on health and fitness, one that is based on connecting mind, body, and spirit with the physical actions of the martial...

“Without ‘letters,’ the effort to spread the martial arts across the nation is bound to fail.” −Cai Yangwu, a slogan of the Jingwu (Pure Martial) Association. By Ben Judkins, Kung-fu Tea It may seem odd or inauthentic to label a manual as “the Bible” of a given...

Written in 1907, the book known as Chinese Gentle Art Complete was published by Yu Chiok Sam, alias Yu Hong Piao, in 1917. Yu was one of the “Ngo Cho Ten Tigers,” the top 10 disciples of Chua Giok beng, the founder of Ngo Cho Kun or Five Ancestor Fist Kung-Fu. Yu...

*The following is an essay by Sifu Alexander Lim Co, excerpted from the book, Lameco Eskrima: The Legacy of Edgar Sulite. I first met Edgar Sulite in the early 1980s under very unique circumstances. I was invited by Yuli Romo, an Arnis grandmaster, to attend a...

The following is an excerpt from the beginning chapter of Chinese Gentle Art Complete: The Bible of Ngo Cho Kun, written by Yu Chiok Sam and translated by Alexander L. Co. This first-ever re-release of the book since 1917 is bi-lingual and contains photos not...